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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87146, member: 27"]
Language politics roared back into the spotlight as tributes, blockades, and political friction collided on a day meant for remembrance in Bangladesh.

Stamp release and official tributes
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[*]Tarique Rahman introduced commemorative stamps at the PMO in Tejgaon.
[*]The event marked Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day.
[*]Rahman later placed a wreath at the Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.
[*]Mohammed Shahabuddin paid respects earlier at the same memorial.
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Political tensions at Shaheed Minar
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[*]Shafiqur Rahman honored the 1952 Language Movement martyrs.
[*]Rumeen Farhana was reportedly blocked from laying flowers.
[*]BNP activists allegedly stopped her at the monument.
[*]Supporters later protested over the obstruction.
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Highway blockade fallout
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[*]Shahbazpur in Sarail upazila saw a sudden road blockade.
[*]Protesters burned tree trunks and bamboo on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway.
[*]Traffic backed up nearly 10 kilometers on both sides.
[*]Police intervened to clear the route and restore order.
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Historical roots of the observance
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[*]February 21, 1952, saw police gunfire near Dhaka Medical College.
[*]Salam, Rafique, Shafique, Jabbar, and Barkat were killed.
[*]Bangla gained state language status on February 29, 1956.
[*]The movement later fed into the 1971 Liberation War.
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